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Published on -10/22/2009, 1:34 PM
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Missing Marion Co. teen found safe in NE Kansas
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HIAWATHA, Kan. (AP) -- A 17-year-old girl who had been missing since Tuesday has been found safe in northeast Kansas after being dropped off at a bank. A suspect is in custody.
Brown County Sheriff John Merchant says a bank employee recognized Tara Rene Simhiser around 11:25 Thursday morning and contacted police, who took the Lehigh girl into protective custody.
Hiawatha Police Chief Evans Woehlecke (WOAH-luh-kee) says the girl seemed scared when officers arrived at the bank.
The chief says the suspect, 21-year-old Rojelio Hernandez, was detained about 15 minutes later as he was cruising around town in a Honda Accord.
